Exports statistics Scotland 2021

International exports remained below pre-pandemic levels

Scotland’s international exports valued an estimated £31.3 billion in 2021.

Following a decrease between 2019 and 2020, the value of Scotland’s international exports increased by 6.2% between 2020 and 2021 but has not returned to pre-pandemic level (2019). As a result, they valued 11.5% less in 2021 than in 2019.

The estimated value of Scotland’s total exports (including both international and to the rest of the UK) increased in 2021 but remained below the value in 2019.

Figure 1. The value of Scotland’s total and international exports in 2021 were lower than in 2019

The estimated value of Scotland’s exports, from 2019 to 2021

In 2021, Scotland’s international exports accounted for over a third (39%) of Scotland’s total exports.

Of Scotland’s total exports, 19% were to the EU and a fifth (20%) were to non-EU countries.

Figure 2. International exports accounted for over a third of Scotland’s total exports in 2021

The percentage of Scotland’s total exports by destination in 2021